1821 THE COSTUME OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS By Samuel Rush Meyrick, L.L.D. and F.S.A. and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq. Very Good

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1821

THE COSTUME OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
; Accompanied with appropriate and descriptive illustrations
By Samuel Rush Meyrick, L.L.D. and F.S.A. and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq.

Author Bio: Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, KH (16 August 1783 – 2 April 1848) was an English collector and scholar of arms and armour. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, and introduced systematic principles to the study of his subject. Works: The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands (1810) The History and Antiquities of the County of Cardigan (1810) A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour (1824) Specimens of Ancient Furniture (1836) Heraldic Visitations of Wales and Part of the Marches (1846)

Synopsis: An Improved Edition

Binding: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 90
Language: English

Published By: J. Dowding, London

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Pieced cover and pages to about p.29. rubbed edges, faded boards, title and endpapers foxed. moderate browning throughout. No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. .

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